On This Earth
1957Kanazawa in the Taisho era. A former junior high school student, Ichiro's family used to be a large landowner, but now they are living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.
Acted in
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
as Heiichiro Okawa
Hitomi Nozoe
as Wakako Yoshikura
Kinuyo Tanaka
as Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother
Kyōko Kagawa
as Fuyuko
Keizō Kawasaki
as Tokio, Wakako's brother
Shin Saburi
as Ichiro Amano
Taiji Tonoyama
as Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle
Ryōsuke Kagawa
as Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather
Masao Shimizu
as Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad
Kuniko Miyake
as Yoshie, Wakako's mum
Kyū Sazanka
as Mineya
Tamae Kiyokawa
as Tami - Mineya's wife
Kichijirō Ueda
as Tahei Nakamura
Fumiko Murata
as Kin - Tahei's wife
Masaya Tsukida
as Yoshida
Keiko Anjô
as Michiko - Yoshda's sister
Yosuke Irie
as Fukai
Mitsuko Takesato
as Yoshinio - Fukai's mother
Osamu Takizawa
as Meichô
Kenji Oyama
as Toyama (Mayor)
Gen Harada
as Chief
Bontarō Miake
as Moriyama
Mantarō Ushio
as Terashima
Manabu Morita
as Work Chief
Fumiko Okamura
as the landlady of Koryu-tei
Kinzō Shin
as Satomiya - teacher
Eitarō Ozawa
as School master
Eiichi Takamura
as chief
Toshiko Kagiyama
as Woman at Shumpûrô
Reiko Shirai
as Woman at Shumpûrô
Reiko Shimohira
as Woman at Shumpûrô
Mitsuko Han'ya
as Woman at Shumpûrô
Ryûko Akutagawa
as Woman at Shumpûrô
Yoshiko Kusunoki
as Woman at Shumpûrô
Toshiko Kisaragi
as Yoneko - a maiko
Michiko Takano
as Ichiko - a maiko
Hikaru Hoshi
as Keian
Kōichi Fujiyama
as Professor of sword
Shiroyuki Miyajima
as Orugu
Kazuko Miyakawa
as Girl student
Naoko Matsudaira
as Girl student
Junko Koizumi
as Girl student